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Two factors that determine climate

Three factors that effect temperature
*Latitude-- how and why

*Elevation-- how and why example of similar latitude and different elevations with differing climates

*Ocean Currents-- how and why
warm water currents
cold water currents

Two factors that effect precipitation
*prevailing winds-- how and why
rising air= wet
sinking air = dry
land breeze
sea breeze

*mountain ranges-- how and why
windward
leeward
Great Basin Desert
rain shadow

Three climate zones-- where, what
determined by what?
which has greatest temp range
which covers most of earth
how can a desert be cold
warmest, coldest
why does latitude matter?

Continental climate vs. marine climate

Influence of Wind
* six bands of global winds-- where
* which climate zones do they correspond to
* how do they effect climate
*doldrums
*Trade Winds-- which direction-- how did they get their name?
* Polar front

Council Grove climate
warmest month/coldest month
wettest month/driest month
average high temp/low temp
yearly rainfall
latitude and elevation